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Questions & Answers about Morgunninn er rólegur.
What is the grammatical role and case of morgunninn in this sentence?
Morgunninn is the subject of the sentence. It appears in the nominative case because subjects in Icelandic take the nominative. More specifically, it is singular definite nominative:
• singular – one morning
• definite – “the” morning
• nominative – marks the subject
What does the suffix -inn in morgunninn indicate?
The suffix -inn is the masculine singular definite article in Icelandic. Instead of a separate word the, Icelandic attaches the article to the noun:
• morgunn = morning (indefinite)
• morgunninn = the morning (definite)
What grammatical gender is morgunninn, and how can I tell?
Morgunninn is a masculine noun. You can tell because:
• It takes the masculine definite suffix -inn
• Adjectives modifying it must appear in masculine form
Why is the adjective rólegur in its masculine form here?
Icelandic adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number, and definiteness. Since morgunninn is masculine, singular, definite, the adjective must be in the masculine, singular, definite (weak) form, which is rólegur.